Man dies 10 days after crash in Gary

Robert Williams crashed about 1 p.m. Dec. 23 at an unknown address in Gary, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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Robert Williams, 60, died after being involved in a vehicle crash.

Robert Williams, 60, died Jan. 3, 2020, after being involved in a vehicle crash Dec. 23, 2019.

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A 60-year-old man died Friday, 10 days after he was involved in a vehicle crash in Gary, Indiana.

Robert Williams crashed about 1 p.m. Dec. 23 at an unknown address in Gary, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was pronounced dead about 3:30 p.m. Friday.

Gary police did not respond to a request for details about the incident.

An autopsy Saturday ruled Williams’ death an accident, the medical examiner’s office said. The primary cause was atherosclerotic heart disease, with complications from blunt force injuries sustained in the crash as a contributing factor.

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